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Intel Core i7 13700H vs i5 13420H

55 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700H
VS
46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13420H
Intel Core i7 13700H
Intel Core i5 13420H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 13700H with 14-cores against the 2.1 GHz i5 13420H with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13420H and 13700H
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700H
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.3 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 16% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2546 vs 2186 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700H
vs
Core i5 13420H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 384
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1546
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700H +29%
11757
Core i5 13420H
9145
File compression 1100 MB/sec 810.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 81.1 Klines/sec 61 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 301.6 pages/sec 213.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 354.9 Mpixels/sec 242 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 246.6 pages/sec 222.9 pages/sec
Background blur 44.3 images/sec 45.1 images/sec
Photo processing 113.5 images/sec 87.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.6 Mpixels/sec 14.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 633 & 690 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700H +54%
25847
Core i5 13420H
16829
Integer math 91.1 GOps/sec 57.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64.9 GOps/sec 47.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 100M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.1M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.6 GBytes/sec 11.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 301.1 MBytes/sec 203 MBytes/sec
Physics 1688 Frames/sec 939 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.9B Matrices/sec 12.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4408 & 6136 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700H +63%
195.53
Core i5 13420H
119.99

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17 PPW 11.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 261.3 PPW 203.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.4 PPW 374 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.35 PPW 2.67 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 13700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (onotole)Geekbench 6 CPU2745 / 14786
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-15 -> ZayGeekbench 6 CPU2539 / 13137
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> ZayCinebench 2024110 / 935
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> ZayGeekbench 6 CPU2539 / 13140
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-26 (Germantas)Geekbench 6 CPU2455 / 10473
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Intel Core i5 13420H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (blink)Cinebench 2026384 / 1546
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Ayman alawadhi)Geekbench 6 CPU2328 / 8291
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (zen lake)Geekbench 6 CPU2249 / 9640
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (indo)Cinebench 202484 / 482
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Basil)Cinebench 202493 / 514
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700H and i5 13420H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i7-13700H i5-13420H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (114th and 179th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 8
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 21x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 95 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 12
Execution Units 96 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 13700H +109%
2.3 TFLOPS
Core i5 13420H
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 13700H official page Intel Core i5 13420H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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